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Leftist special interest groups ran an ad that was supposed to make
former MTV reality TV star-turned-Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer
Pratt look bad, and they appear to have stepped in it.

The ad, sponsored by L.A. Unions Opposed to Spencer Pratt for Mayor
2026 and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, lays out a
number of things that Pratt has either supported or opposed - and
accidentally paints him as an entirely reasonable person with an agenda
that veers dangerously close to the dictionary definition of "common
sense."

WATCH:

The LA County Federation of Labor has a new committee lined
up to go after Spencer Pratt, and they are dropping an initial
$221k on this video & an additional digital ad.
pic.twitter.com/vJnHCDunPb

- Unrig LA (@UnrigLA) May 9, 2026

"Republican Spencer Pratt is the last thing Los Angeles needs for
mayor," the voiceover began. "Pratt opposes using taxpayer money to
build brand new houses for our unhoused neighbors, saying it's time for
the homeless to get help or get out. Pratt thinks L.A. needs thousands
more police officers rather than more social workers."

"And Republican Spencer Pratt thinks public employee unions should have
less power, not more," the ad continued. "L.A. is on the right track
and needs to stay the course. Vote no on Republican Spencer Pratt."

Pratt responded to the ad, saying, "Wait. Unions are mad that I want firefighters and city workers to get better pay and safer working
conditions? What are they actually . for?"

The majority of those responding commented on the fact that the unions,
in attempting to paint Pratt as an extreme Republican, had only helped
him to outline his positions in ways that would sound entirely
reasonable - even good - to the average person.

RedState's Jennifer Van Laar had a similar reaction, saying of the ad,
"Do these people know nothing of branding and sales? I get that the
point of it is to make sure everyone knows that Spencer is Republican
(since it's a nonpartisan race that isn't on the ballot) but damn.
Saying his name so many times can really backfire. And they're
associating him with getting rid of homeless encampments and adding
cops. Oh, the horror!"
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